Lisnaholic

I really appreciate your continuing contributions to this thread, Nea, which is why I'm sorry to say that "Hummingbird" doesn't do much for me. The studio version is pretty decent - nice acoustic guitar in the intro, and I like the way the tempo picks up for the first, "Hummingbird don't fly away, fly away" But after that initial surprise, the song doesn't seem to go anywhere.

Anyway, feel free to be as rude as you like about this one:-



Dr Strangely Strange are rather second-tier progfolkers, making only a few albums that met with mixed reviews. Heavy Petting, for instance, with its Roger Dean cover, is described by most internet sites as having just the one worthwhile track, which I am posting here for the kind attention of you and other MBers. ( The guitar solo in the middle is by Gary Moore, aged 17.)

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Neapolitan

Are you kidding? That was great.

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Neapolitan

Judy Dyble and Jackie McAuley are Trader Horne. I found this track on a compilation of bands related to Fairport Convention. (I'm not absolutely certain, but think this would fall under Acid Folk.)
Trader Horne / Morning Way

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Lisnaholic

Hey! I also came across Trader Horne recently while looking around at progfolk artists!
For decades, I suspect, they had been completely forgotten, but now the internet has made their music more available again. The track you've posted is pretty sweet; beautifully clear guitar and female vocal , though I would've liked a bit more piano. It turns up tantalizingly for about half a bar at the end.

I'm glad you liked the Dr.Strangely Strange, Neapolitan, but I wouldn't rush out to buy their complete discography, if I were you. In fact, I'd recommend the same caution with Amazing Blondel, who for me are just too light, too nice. This track is ok because we are spared the rather weak, ingratiating vocals that spoil most of their material imo:-

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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

Neapolitan

Shelagh McDonald is a Scottish folk singer. I guess her music leans more on the British Folk Rock side, but there is some Prog elements in it imo. I really like the piano in this song, there a little bit of Jazz/Rock fusion going on too.

Shelagh McDonald - Waiting for the Wind to Rise

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bob_32_116

Judy Dyble has released a number of solo recordings since the turn of the millenium. Particularly acclaimed has been the album Talking With Strangers, produced with a lot of input from Tim Bowness of the progressive rock duo No-Man (of which Steven Wilson is the other half). Talking With Strangers is a pretty good example of progressive folk, especially the long closing track "Harpsong". Lisnaholic would like this album as it has lots of piano.

Here is the title track:


Incidentally, she pronounces her name to rhyme with "Bible". I mention this because I have heard her played and mentioned a couple of times on a community radio station, and the announcers invariably pronounce the name as though it rhymed with "nibble".

Lisnaholic

^ This is an excellent track, Neapolitan. I like the kind of low-key approach it has, and the way the elements you mention slowly reveal themselves; the jazzy piano, which, (predicatable comparison, I'm afraid), reminded me of Bryter Layter.

^ Thanks for the recommendation - I'll check out "Harpsong" in a minute. Also thanks for the pronunciation tip about Judy Dyble - there was I thinking she was married to:

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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

Neapolitan

Fuchsia there is so much to say about the music I don't know where to begin. It was recorded in the transition years between Psychedelia to Progressive Rock, and it seems where it has a foot in each. There are times they remind me of Genesis, and other times like ELO.

Fuchsia - Gone With The Mouse

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Psy-Fi

Here are a couple of groups that haven't been posted yet. Perhaps a bit more rock oriented, but there are enough folk and prog elements in both bands to include them here (IMO)...

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She's a Brick House

Neapolitan

Stewart Copeland was the replacement drummer in a later version of Curved Air before he joined the Police. He was also romantically linked to the singer, Sonja Kristina.

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